Best PlacesManry, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Manry, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Manry ranks 25,025th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on good schools.
The best neighborhoods in Manry
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Manry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Manry ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Manry ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute36.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Manry
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Manry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,225, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Manry's effective rate of 0.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Manry
Manry runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Manry.
Who works in Manry, and how
Work in Manry centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Manry
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Manry.
What the weather is like in Manry, month by month
Manry sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Manry
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Manry
Schools across Manry average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nottoway ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Sussex Central ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Luther P. Jackson MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Southampton MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Sussex Central MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Surry County HighA · 78% proficient
- Southampton HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Sussex Central HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Manry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Manry measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Manry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Manry
Is Manry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Manry ranks 25,025th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Manry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,533. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $67,225 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Manry safe?
Yes, Manry is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
Compare Manry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Manry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Manry represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Manry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Manry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Manry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Manry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Manry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Manry detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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